Pee · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pee in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Pee registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (2) and Matagorda County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pee registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Pees registered

Texas counties where the Pees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County267%
Matagorda County133%

Where the Pees were born

Birthplaces the Pees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas267%
North Carolina133%

When the Pees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pees
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3

Every Pee in the register

The Pees in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Granville PeeBrazoria CountyTexas1843
Philip PeeBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1841
William PeeMatagorda CountyTexas1847

Pee genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pee in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 2 of the 3, Matagorda County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Pees in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (2) and North Carolina (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Pee?

Brazoria County (2), Matagorda County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Pee appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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